Category Archives: classes

Robinson Center Class Registration Open Today!

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Dan

We are expanding our class offerings at the Robinson Center, with Saturday classes now available for students K-11. Registration opened today, and these classes have a way of filling up fast! Registration and class info is here: http://depts.washington.edu/cscy/programs/saturday/. The math … Continue reading →

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A motivation for fractions: is it fair?

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Dan

I was asked last week to teach a guest lesson for 3rd graders on fractions using Everyday Math. The book had some nice lessons, including one that involved building pattern block designs and then figuring out what fraction of them … Continue reading →

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Math for Love activities in January

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Dan

Lots in development for January, so here goes: We’re offering circles and classes all over town for kids grade K – 10, including a class for K-1 children and their parents at the Robinson Center (Nurturing the Math Instinct), and … Continue reading →

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Squares of Differences III: a surprising solution

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Dan

[See Squares of Differences I and Squares of Differences II, and apologies for the tardiness of the posting] I’ve learned a lot about Squares of Difference in the last months. First, they’re sometimes known as Difference Boxes, or Diffy Boxes, … Continue reading →

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Squares of Differences II: Changing Direction

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Dan

[Note: this is a continuation to the first Squares of Differences post. Read that before continuing.] A week after introducing her class to squares of differences (see for the first post on this lesson), one of Katherine’s students walked in … Continue reading →

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Squares of Differences: subtraction practice toward a greater purpose

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Dan

Here is a phenomenal lesson, accessible to any child who knows how to subtract, and compelling to everyone, up to and including professional mathematicians. Get a kid engaged in it, and they’ll do hundreds of subtraction problems without complaint, because … Continue reading →

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Asking Questions

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Katherine

Dan and I have been co-teaching a couple classes at the Robinson Center this quarter: Zeno: Fractions within fractions for 4th and 5th graders, and Turtles All The Way Down for 8th through 12th graders. One of the areas of … Continue reading →

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Family Math: my new favorite book for parents and young kids

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Dan

I just got it last evening, and I’ve got to say, Family Math is almost perfect. Their advice to parents: dead on. Like, Let [your children] see you enjoying the activities, liking mathematics… if a parent says “You know, this … Continue reading →

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